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Assistant Director of Annual Giving
  • Job Number: 24531
  • Functional Area: Development/Fundraising
  • Department: MIT Sloan Office of External Relations
  • School Area: Sloan School of Management
  • Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No
  • Schedule:


Posting Description

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING, Sloan School of Management-Office of External Relations (OER), will focus on the dollar growth of MIT Sloan’s Annual Fund and provide strategic and operational support by managing a pool of approximately 1,000 annual fund donors with the capacity to make a gift of $2,500 - $100,000; successfully complete 100-120 prospect meetings (in person and via video call) per year; conduct video, phone, and email outreach to renew donors with the capacity to make a financial commitment to MIT Sloan at the end of the calendar and fiscal years, as well as around MIT’s giving day; prepare timely, constructive, and complete contact reports, proposals, and deliverables for internal stakeholders; and deliver timely and effective follow-up to prospects and donors; personally thank donors within the pool for their MIT Sloan Annual Fund gifts; work collaboratively to maintain a strong stewardship strategy for portfolio donors to encourage donor retention; and in consultation with their manager, set goals for number of solicitations and dollars raised for the pool overall.

Find a full job description here: https://web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/jobs/OERAnnualGiving.pdf

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: bachelor’s degree; and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience required (e.g., personal solicitation, sales, etc.; an appreciation for annual fundraising as part of qualification and long-term relationship building; capacity to work effectively with potentially large benefactors, including superior communication and presentation skills; and ability to work productively and efficiently from home with longer term remote work option negotiable. Job #24531-7

Salary range:  $63,860 - $85,388 - $106,915, based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity. New hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Must occasionally work evening and weekend hours.

10/22/2024